January 5, 2023 – Story and photos by William Wassersug
The Hingham boys and girls indoor track and field teams had a strong afternoon at the Reggie Lewis Center on Wednesday with both teams coming home with wins over Duxbury.
The girls notched a 57-39 victory, while the boys rolled to a 77-23 win.
The boys win improved the team to 2-0 for the season.
Some of the boys highlights included Jack Brockney finishing first in the 55 Meter Dash with a 6.98 run with Colin McNamara right behind with a 6.98 as well.
In the 300, Will Matthews was first with a 38.04 time that was a personal record and second best time of the 68 runners throughout the Patriot League who competed.
In the 600, captain C.J. Boutin finished second with a 1:32 time.
Connor Anderson led Hingham with a personal best 2:51 in the 1,000 and Tom Simpson was second with a 2:55.23 time.
Brendan Burm and Nico Gibson owned the Mile and 2-Mile with Burm finishing first in both (4:45/10:59) and Gibson (4:47/ 11:00) finishing second in both.
Burm was also tops in the entire field of competition in the Mile.
Both are All Stars and Patriot Ledger All Scholastics and the cornerstone of the team, according to boys coach Fred Jewett.
Team captain AJ Barrett continues to be the Hingham’s top scorer with a second in the hurdles in a personal best 8.27 while also finishing first in the High Jump with a 5’10 and the Long Jump at 20’2.
Zack Larsen was first in Shot Put at 37″9 while Adam Frisoli was second in 36″1 and Zack Wong was third with a 34’6 throw.
The 4×200 and 4×400 both finished first as well.
The 4×200 team (1:41.51) was Graham Carlson, Colin McNamara, Jack Brockney and Declan Kelly and the 4×400 team (3:51.71) was Nate Antoine, Matt McCarthy, Ralph Harris and Will Matthews.
On the girls side, Kate Hall finished second in the 55-Meter Dash with a personal best 7.84 and Ellie Truong was third with an 8.09 time.
In the 55 Hurdles, Catherine Salem was first with a personal best 9.69. Salem’s run was the second fastest of all competitors.
Caroline Leiphart was second in the 300 with a 47.23 run and Sarah Kelly won the 600 with a 1:46.72 run.
Meghan Koenen was second in the 600 with a 1:48.81 and Caroline Sullivan finished fourth.
Clare Lowther notched a season best 3:16.93 to win the 1,000, a time that was second overall and Olivia Dorn was fourth in the 1-Mile.
Ellie McKay ran a personal best 14:33.05 to win the 2-Mile.
The 4×200 relay team of Lindsay McManus, Jasai Shakespeare, Salem and Hall finished second and Kelly, Koenen, Kathryn Walsh and Lowther won the 4×400 relay with a 4:28.72 time, best in the entire field.
Koenen finished second in the Shot Put and Charlotte Sweeney was a first-place finisher in the high jump with a 4-10 jump.
McManus took first in the long jump with a personal best 14-04.00 and Kaitlyn Truong was second in the event.
Jewett was pleased with the way the boys performed
“Excellent team performance coming off a very tough vacation week weather wise,” Jewett said. “We are learning to compete as steam and support each other so each group takes on the responsibility of scoring points.”
The coach credited his captains and the team’s overall dedication for success.
“Our leadership continues to be our strength across the team,” Jewett said. “AJ Barret is our multi-event scorer and everyone else competes in two events so we are strong across the board. Indoor is a tough season but Hingham kids really step up and embrace the challenge.”
Jewett also praised the assistant coaches for their work, and encourages even more athletes to take up the sport.
“I’m very proud of our assistant coaches and their dedication to bringing out the best in each athlete,” he said. “We are all about mutual respect and support leading to a positive competitive winning culture. We had athletes achieve PR’s tonight that are two to three years in the making. That achievement coupled with strong academic performances opens many doors for our athletes. We have many student athletes running track in colleges that they might not have gotten into without their track commitment. We encourage every athlete to join track and improve their chances for a future education and participation in track.”